mice

[david71]

i sow my peas in modules. lately they are being eaten by mice before they germinate.
can anyone offer advice on this problem with the exception of soaking the seed in parafin.
thanks

[tea-shot]

I had to solve this problem this year as our mice are obviously MENSA candidates and managed to eat the bait off the traps without springing them. I just used a clear propagator cover over the tray with the pea seeds in until they had sprouted and were about an inch tall. Since then they have been in the cold frame with no cover to protect them and the mice haven't touched them. Hope this helps - I didn't fancy soaking seeds in paraffin or anything else either

[david71]

thank you tea-shot, I will try covering the seeds, as you suggest, which should work

[Johnboy]

Hi David,
I explained sometime back how I protect my Peas with wire mesh Pea Guards. If you do a search you may find it. If not I will post it again should you request.
JB.

[Allan]

If you look in Technical Data I have put all you need to know to make your own versatile cage system. It is also very useful for keeping rabbits and slugs off lettuce, peas, beans, sweetcorn and any other seedlings etc. I have 7 sets and am woundering about a few more.
Allan

[david71]

thank you johnboy. could you post the note again?
many thanks

[david71]

thanks alan. did you devise an alternative method for tying panels together?

[Allan]

David, no. I thought about a system of hinges where one part has a tube, the other a pin in a similar tube on the principle of farm gate hinges but it is too much bother to make when there are so many other jobs crying for attention so it's back to garden wire.

[david71]

point taken allen. thanks anyway